The sun., 1887-04-24
NED FORESTS PREACHING.
THE REFORMED GAMBLkRsS SERMON
IN A SAN FRANCIsCO CHURCH

lhn 1HHFVktMnD SAMbLh"0 6HhAVA
IN A SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH
Hew he was Converted while DealSns Pare
A Dasesurse Full OF Ganbiers' slaAe-
stsries that Interest ifthe DO no tCsnverA
ysom Ms san Erunctsco CAyo~sc,e
Evangelist Ned Forests broadcloth coat
had not speck Of dust upon II, his white four
in hand scarf was adjusted to nicety around
his cut-my-chin" collar and his hair was
banged and plastered as accurately as vasoline
would stick It when he began operations on
the souls OF his very respectable audience at
tho Central Methodist Church last evening.
The reformed short-card player was tho cen.
trail brilliant in b setting Of smart young
women who sang moro or less, and five gen-
tlcmen Of various degrees Of thickness who
formed the male portion OF tho choir.
The exh6rter had the pulpit moved to ono
side. 80 as to leave the platform free for
his exasperated motions. Tho audience was
composed mainly OF tho malo scx. the fairor
half Of creation being too much mystifed BY
the reformed gsmbler's, technical slang to ap-
este vernaculsr frequently 6repEGt down tho
hi' nsSss suns ssa
antes," and stocked deais" being thorough
y sInjoiyed, and 5p apparently sppseciated
services is the absence Of the collection plate.
AZ consequence the audience remained until
" Out q rsssrd for tho ventionalitics. but
evidently for no other reason. Forest selected
ssSsa csad p ss Ro%shs h S
and T,p paid m; no further attention to: 49,
Sso dRsrzis tss Ssf s Ss
ths1s nss and there was some noise
Glad to see 80 many Of the boys here to.
cae SeEah no ts iSs n feel thSt God
down TO hell and has been stopped, ne owes q
Want =, 70 sash ~ 1h"ts what owe' and
W. 'To-9isSt / am not going to talk to GENE.
yards ssoss that ss out IN ons
refused the Lord. When the caslet is screwed
craps nsfs IS mo hsass Ssse f %
cash your checks Twice In my life have lain
at deaths door, once with a, knife wound, and
once ono n wttm s 1at ie1t hole in my neck
The royiyalIsE R described how a parson in q
mother and daughter to meet him in heaven. Me anu
SAMPLER asns want to g t. hsassn. nSfm;d med
The e.horter @ here Ts into H.i laohrymose con.
dition. during which he dealt in considerable
While dealing s faro He saimca 1s Swo to
have boen too wicked for description too low
hs Es e 81 dplas a k ws ass
Bat., he shouted. shifting tho pulpit a
ye found hand that Wins every % hour our. q afHss my
life; life; ITS ; hand no man c4n @ hold over, no
down at tho throne OF God" "' ~
The converted gambler then depicted girl
initiated into game of cards In home, and O
Then 9e ss stEs0 ho asserted:
God bless and have mercy on the nblcrs OF
San San FranfeisSeo;; IS f Ths enly tIme I Syer 5eld q
IA friend Of mine hel ped ped plant pa nElf in Leed: %
as any man In Frisco @ found lin lying dyInF
said 50 found ssq; rarson n@s and ss ses
knees, and while we prayed hc gasped, God.
II there's U.s. such e thing as mercy for such one
Mon say they don't like such thing as a
M M. hsii:. Know : Teller Sha was al inidol
got him up and done tho barrol act on him and
ne was xef Then the st thing h. SAYS
That's all right said tho ielier they ilshed up. &
lnfidelity IL good enough thing on top Of the
tie % keel S with s''' i''r 'n'hs 10 90 o0"n on 70
Now, you tellers look out or the devil will
box IN he'll. That's good enough place for
some fellows. anyhow fow years ago, in
kppyns Ias psns S % f s
had took u card. was accused OF the act. It
may may have ,H, been an accident. It might haye
70 Sos Ths Sf didn't St say word T fys liz Just
I'll ssap They took op sna 70 hote W1n' a2xn sis
ter Of Charity came and took care Of me. / was
sass see e ss Ioso aaa
out uncoyerng to them. Slo asked me to &C.
I Sep, ,c Christ; +, iwould mt: was bitter, ana
Was Well followed this duck G down w. into Meoa cd
Mextso onv We came game together but thank God.
Speaking OF his, finances, Forest said: ITO.
ndd, night II was Whs salIed home to fhiladei?hia
winner for, eternal life, to having ali the money
winning hand. It's a square deal. i like to
hear hear ma man come down and say. God, I've
help That man mems business. When
cluster didn't THk Td Il, much generally rode
business. 1 think the meanest thing . i56.
aud hand out two little glasses that weigh half
~ ~ ounce nee BHt M they weigh ton on your soul
grab him BY the back OF the neck and do the
act on him.
II see @ some grand old Methodsts hore and
some that ainr so grand. But you Just try to
and nd you vii LOOK Ike ,SS chinpy @ Go Tt
side them
II don't tako up collections, you bot. Yeti
believe In practical Christianity. Christianity
that don't touch fellows pocket al Int no good.
lows name is Dennis from the word 60 Some
people don't like u basket pokcd under iholr
neck. There'll never be busko; pokcd around
while I'm here"
At the conclusion Of Forests excitablc noisy
talk about half the audience arose upon invita-.
lion to show who wished to got light"
WHO WOULD BE A BREHERS